COLUBRID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COLUBRID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLUBRID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLUBRID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLUBRID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colubridsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLUBRID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COLUBRID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLUBRID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COLUBRID
- All 8 letters of COLUBRID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COLUBRID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A snake from the very large family that includes grass snakes, garter snakes and king snakes, most of them harmless.
Roughly two thirds of the world's snake species are a colubrid, so the term covers an enormous range of habitats. A few members have rear fangs, but few are dangerous to people.
How COLUBRID is used
Used in herpetology and nature writing.
- The garter snake is a common colubrid.
- Each colubrid we met on the trail was harmless.
- Experts identified the colubrid by its scales.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLUBRID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLUBRID
1 longer words begin with COLUBRID.
Shorter words from the letters in COLUBRID
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Common questions about COLUBRID
- Is COLUBRID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLUBRID, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLUBRID worth?
- COLUBRID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLUBRID mean?
- A snake from the very large family that includes grass snakes, garter snakes and king snakes, most of them harmless.
- What letters can be added to COLUBRID?
- COLUBRID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COLUBRID:
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